by Annie Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
“Stop!” commanded a stern voice from the darkness. Suddenly, two more border patrolmen appeared from nowhere. Miguel’s dark eyes looked wildly for an escape route, but he feared losing consciousness if he made a run for it. He glanced down to see blood...
by Annie Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
“Where am I?” wheezed Juan, as he tried opening his red, swollen eyes. The dim light from the overhead lamppost outlined a dark street dotted with small houses. He could just make out a lop-sided sign screwed to one of the houses, and a scrawny dog, jumping up...
by Annie Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
Will this nightmare ever end? the young girl wondered as she covered her head once again, awaiting the blow that was sure to follow. Her husband spared her no sorrow during his drunken outbursts, which normally ended with a beating. In a sense, Liduvina was used to...
by Annie Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
Arlene Arnold’s dark, troubled eyes looked up questioningly at the Catholic priest’s stately and imposing figure. For once, she had dared to ask the priest a question. And the twelve-year-old had to admit she felt very disappointed with the answer. It was...
by Isabel Tuohy | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
“You’ve got to be crazy,” Rosi looked incredulously at the woman in front of her, who was holding a Bible and gazing earnestly at her. “What do I possibly have to thank God for?” Monica looked lovingly at the woman in a wheelchair, her face hardened and...
by Annie Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
“Stop! Let go of me!” yelled Gilberto, flailing his arms in the air, trying desperately to wriggle free of his mother’s strong grip. “Woah! Calm down there, soldier,” cautioned the sergeant as he let go of Gilberto’s shoulder. “You must have been having some...
